Tag: Vintage
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Gallery: RADWood NorCal Brought the Best of the Era to SF
RADwood is a celebration of ’80s and ’90s lifestyle, blending period correct dress with automotive awesomeness. For the NorCal edition of the event, everything was RAD last Saturday on Piers 30-32 in San Francisco.
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The Best of Air|Water 2024
The weekend was sold out Sunday, and the Orange County Fairground was buzzing with the presence of fans, notable figures from Porsche’s racing history, and artists of various formats. Here are a few images in a bid to do justice to the selection of experiences from the event.
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Grit, Guts and Glory: Overcrest Rally Takes the Road Less Traveled
The Overcrest Rally is an application-only rally that brings people to little traveled places and roads. From the creators of the rally: It’s all about seeing and exploring from a new perspective, and how analogue driving in metal boxes put together decades ago can enrich your life.
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VALT Member Story: Meet Pal
In conversation with our friendly neighborhood Porsche 911 owner and enthusiast, Cale, we delved into his journey into the air-cooled P-car world, his automotive experiences, and aspirations.
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Velocity Invitational Shows How to Celebrate the History of Racing
In its fourth annual event at Sonoma Raceway from Nov 10-12, the headliner was the 60th anniversary celebration of McLaren, which brought along a large selection of their historic F1, Can-Am and Le Mans race cars for dynamic demonstrations by renowned racing drivers.
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Meet Victoria Bruno, Vintage Ferrari Mechanic
Victoria Bruno’s penchant for vintage automobiles was sparked at an early age, growing up around the car culture in Los Angeles. In the male dominated sphere of classic car restoration, she is breaking down barriers, and currently pursuing her dream job as a vintage Ferrari mechanic at Patrick Ottis Co.
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The Bridge VII and the Art of Staging Cars
Photos by Kevin Arechiga, words by Vijay Sankar The seventh edition of The Bridge underlined its elegance and exclusiveness amongst the nation’s premier automotive events. Photographer Kevin and I almost missed the last-minute Friday event expansion due to delayed flights, but fortunately managed to capture the best of it. Staged at the golf club that…
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Why Citroën was the Pioneering Misfit of the Car World
Words and photography Vijay Sankar (pink_helmet) … Arriving at the sprawling farm draped over the hilly landscape of Castro Valley, I was greeted by a sanctuary carefully preserving the cream of French automotive avant-garde. It was fitting that the entire locality felt detached from the modern world, seemingly living in its own dreamy bubble of…
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Six Questions with Sreten of M539 Restorations
Words and photography by Vijay Sankar (@pink_helmet) When Jason Cammisa decided to host an impromptu meetup with the beloved creator of M539 Restorations—Sreten—we didn’t have to think twice about showing up. Nor did 100 or so others who flocked to that tiny corner of San Rafael on a day’s notice to exchange pleasantries with the…
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BMW Z3 M Coupe: The Weird And The Wonderful
All images are from a recent BMW Z3 M Coupe reunion photoshoot held in the Bay Area. Thanks to Rich (@dasblaushu) and the rest of the M Shoe owners for making this gathering happen. Words and photos by Vijay Sankar (@pink_helmet). … Some of the most interesting cars ever made have taken form without express…